Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-26
From the Capital.
PREscoIr, A. T., Feb. l5tn

PREsCoTT, A. T., Feb. l5tn. 1887.
 EDITOR CITIzES:-The fate of the bill sbolishing the office of commissioner of immigration reminds Re of a story I once heard 4 gentleman, as the story runs, living in West Virginia, was Gc- customed to ie iu bed of a morning. un- til his colorsd servant "JOe' built Q fire in his room and put on the hot water for shaving. One morning. however, he waited m vain for the appearance of Joe and as he pondered over the impCssIbil- ity of getting up and shaving, with the thermometer l5 degrees below zero, his wrath wGxed in proportion. Just as Ee was about to get up and brave the rig idi:y of a cold room and colder wa'er, Aunt Chloe" came leisurely in and commenced starting the fir. Where in thunder" yelled the gentleman, "is Joe this morIinC2" "MGssa George must sense Joe DIS mornin'," says Aunt Chloe in most persuasive ID nngr, ''Jos's desd." And 80 Is tie b.u tD re- peal the office of commissioner of immi grafton. This just gees ;o show what the democratic party cry Ot economy Is worth: when brought iutr c,Htac; with party interest il goes to tbe wal, and the very men whp are lOudest il their cries for an economical sdmini-- trati0D, would rather exgeud s4,5iJ an nually for something that usy yer CId the territory any good, than Cp away with CD office which they consider sugar plum, a nice piecs of gilt giUcrrbrCat, with which tO reward some gnUdy gOOdy dem ocrat who will Dron'ss c., El-p ni+ nose clean. uphold the principles Of demOc- racy "By Cad. sifi' Hod 4buEe Lll re- publican iustItuiions, past, prt sent, aud prospective for ever End ever, amen. Bat like the spirit of Hsmlet'S daddy, ths ghost of the commissioner of immi- grafton bill siaiss su;;h St all sorts of unexpected and Im2roi Ghi- plGce- meets one in the loSElrs CygTi' Lr- one on toe streets; button hcles g. q, . ,w iu4t as he vents ;o get of and See aI- b st gIrl; and in word is omnipresebi; the pub lie opinion being almost unanimous, that such a departure from uTac'icinZ what they preach, is democracy of Henry wnrdheecheTisu tthIs wCrd ig nOt yet pstented) cast of character. aud only taken up tO catch the publIc ear. It Is true that some Cf tle measures enar led. aui the manner Uf rhfTy iuR on business of the present Legislature are in every respect cOmmendRblc. but there is s1ch r thIng "a running economy m the ground and making af4r,e oft Instead of a matter for cOmmsunAilDr, In the way they carry on the blsiu-ss Oi ihe Houss, this Is especially apparent, there are no clerks except chief clerk and SD eaZrIss:ug cierA. who are supposed to do tho whole busl- ness of the house. Th9re is no journal kept and the minutes ara rolled up n a little bundle with a small rubber band round them. winch M.. Smith Ot Mari cspa. once sad when speaking on tbe subject, were made small for economy 's sake" and then thrown info cup hoard, which ought loCg aC0 Co have been releGsted to s snug corner iu some benevolent institution for ;ae rs-ef ot superannua,ed and decrea!. c52boards, or el-e to have been serving th- country ugnfully n the shape cf matches or too;hpicks.
 Although perhaps tke nos. s'ugu'nN supporters or this aiuills.r..ICn will agree with me when l say that tle proceedings of the present Legislature are no. calculated to cas. g very brilliant Legislative lizSt m Zoe statesmaushiD o' the future. and tha; ove1 if some ct the Iainu.e- were igs', Ur stolen, it would pot make much difference, but ss lt is customary to hand ibs proceedings down for the am1semcnt. or ediicstion [ las the case nay bel CT pnsterity, they l would only ba showing jGst spDrecia- i ton for the wishes Of their constituents, | by conducting their business in prop CT manner, but perhops 1t IS tor the very reason that they ere ashamed Of | them that they do not care to take any
 steps m tast direction.
 There IS a bill before the House now
 to repeal the act which creates the oince
 of Adiutsnt General of the National Guard oi Arizons and .O provide for an
 appropriation of fifty dOllsrs per month for each company Of the same. Tbs
 virtually does away with thIs useless !
 wss going 10 say ''oTnimeDtsl, but | que. l won') caries,ure otthe patriotic
 spirit which ought and does animate the
 breast of every man Of .pirlt ID thii
 country. l cannot helr 4uoti1g here 2 few tines from Dryden's Cymon and